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    Life In The Glass Castle

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    The above given quotation is all about life and it also relates to the story “The Glass Castle.” People around this world‚ hypothetically serve for themselves. They sometimes make mistakes due to the situation they’re passing in their lives and carrying so much tensions about their upcoming future but by thinking and serving their life for others‚ they can become internally strong and passionate. The small girl Jeanette has seen a typical lifestyle and has faced a lot of controversies which gives

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    In Jeannette Walls’ memoir “The Glass Castle” many of her family members and other people in the book display certain characteristics that make her story unique and intriguing. Often such characteristics can cause problems for the characters and sometimes their own downfall. In particular‚ Jeannette’s father displays irresponsibility that affects not only him‚ but the other people in the story as well. This ultimately ends up causing his downfall and his children losing faith in him. Rex Walls

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    My Life Unknown Reading Jeannette Walls’ memoir‚ The Glass Castle‚ I really got a feel of what one person’s life is about‚ of someone who I do not even know. That may be the reason why the book interested me so much. Hearing about all of those crazy experiences she has gone through and the way she overcame them is really something special. Talking about personal issues and overcoming challenges in life is something hard to do‚ but writing it all down and making a book about it for the whole world

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    Final Draft Stereotypes/ The Glass Castle Stereotype plays a big part in today’s society. In the Memoir “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls‚ others would easily misjudge Jeannette’s family just by their image and the way they lived their life. Although they lived the way they did the walls family had much potential and were very well educated in their own ways. People need to live by the quote “Never judge a book by its cover” because you never know who they are until you meet them. In todays

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    The Glass Castle Quotes

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    The Glass Castle Section 1: A woman on the street Quote 1: “’You want to help me change my life?’ Mom asked. ‘I’m fine. You’re the one who needs help. Your values are all confused’” (Walls 5). I think that this quote is significant because it shows how different Jeannette’s views on life and her mother’s views on life are. Throughout the novel Jeannette is always trying to help her parents‚ but what she does not notice is that they are happy the way that they are. They enjoy the way that they

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    Last week in class we read the Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. The book showed what’s it’s like to overcome adversity at anytime even when times are bad Jeannette Walls overcame her father’s alcoholism and her mother’s psychoness. The family was also going through a financial crisis so with the weight of everything on her she had to get over so much for her to be able to succeed in her later life. Jeanette was a very strong and determined person and she didn’t allow herself to use the homelessness

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    The Glass Castle Theme

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    In The Glass Castle by Jeannette Wells‚ many hardships and themes of struggle are present. The story explains the story of Jeannette‚ her siblings‚ and her unusual parents. Jeannette and her family are constantly moving around and living in less than adequate situations. Jeannette’s mother‚ has mental health problems. Her condition makes the children have to grow up and help provide for the parents. Additionally‚ her father‚ is an alcoholic. His behavior is violent and puts the family through a lot

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    the reasons for banning books is offensive language‚ sexual content‚ racial themes‚ religious content‚ alternative lifestyle‚ profanity‚ violence‚ negativety‚ and political views‚ people also say that books challenge and interrogate people. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls‚ Jeannette tells you about her life story and how her family treated her and her siblings. In this novel‚ the family is always short on cash and food. They are always running away‚ Rex Walls (the father) runs from his problems

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    In this passage from The Glass Castle‚ the Walls family moves into a new house in Welch which is even worse than some of their other houses‚ having no running water or electricity. Jeannette Walls conveys the central idea that even though people may not be great parents‚ they could still have good intentions. The author uses imagery to show that even though her parents tried to come off as good parents‚ they were not living in good conditions because of choices they’ve made with their money. In

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    Compare/Contrast Essay The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls as well as October Sky by Homer H. Hickam‚ Jr. both resemble the hardships faced by children living in poverty. The Glass Castle is the story of Jeannette Walls and how her siblings have learned to take care of themselves in their dysfunctional family. Jeannette walls is a willful and independent individual who dreams of leaving her haunted past behind. October Sky tells the story of Sonny and his three school friends with the same

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